Northern Idaho
On the way to Couer d'Alene
the beach at Lake C d'ADay 17~ We made our way to Coeur d'Alene, ID (about 8 hours). After setting up camp, Jason started our fire for cooking the hot dogs we had bought at the small Durango ranch. While building the fire, we experienced a small crisis when wasps attacked Jason and left him with three battle wounds (the earlier mentioned cows probably called ahead to set up the whole thing:) Oh, now we know why the people next door from Canada have the wasp catcher.
Despite the insect activity, we did enjoy a camp dinner, some laughs, and a good night's sleep.
Day 18- Couer d'Alene is a beautiful city that is surrounded by some of the most beautiful forest that we have seen since Colorado and we were excited to explore it. Downtown near the lake was very busy because it just happened to be the day of their Annual Arts Festival. We walked around, had some fun at the 6000 sq ft playground, listened to a band, and had some lunch. Again, we were lucky enough to happen upon a local event on our ventures into town and I was really happy because I got to buy a parasol. We explored the city a little more, came back to camp, swam, played, had some dinner and turned in for the night. We must have been having so much fun that the only pictures we have are a few of the beach at Lake Couer d'Alene.
Day 19- We drove for about 3 hours and made our way to Missoula, MT. The drive into Montana through northern Idaho is beautiful and we were amazed by the thick vegetation of the forests compared to that of the rockier, drier terrain that we have experienced throughout much of the West. Missoula is a nice city with much access to water, hiking, and biking. Tomorrow we are trying to make our way to/through Bozeman, MT to figure out a way to see Yellowstone for a few days. Hopefully we will find a spot at a "first come first serve" RV site.
Day 20- Today, Aug. 2nd- Staying the night in Bozeman, MT and will make our way to Yellowstone tomorrow. Got to hang around Bozeman today. Cute city with a lot of old western charm mixed with the outdoors and a hip new crowd.
Day 18- Couer d'Alene is a beautiful city that is surrounded by some of the most beautiful forest that we have seen since Colorado and we were excited to explore it. Downtown near the lake was very busy because it just happened to be the day of their Annual Arts Festival. We walked around, had some fun at the 6000 sq ft playground, listened to a band, and had some lunch. Again, we were lucky enough to happen upon a local event on our ventures into town and I was really happy because I got to buy a parasol. We explored the city a little more, came back to camp, swam, played, had some dinner and turned in for the night. We must have been having so much fun that the only pictures we have are a few of the beach at Lake Couer d'Alene.
Day 19- We drove for about 3 hours and made our way to Missoula, MT. The drive into Montana through northern Idaho is beautiful and we were amazed by the thick vegetation of the forests compared to that of the rockier, drier terrain that we have experienced throughout much of the West. Missoula is a nice city with much access to water, hiking, and biking. Tomorrow we are trying to make our way to/through Bozeman, MT to figure out a way to see Yellowstone for a few days. Hopefully we will find a spot at a "first come first serve" RV site.
Day 20- Today, Aug. 2nd- Staying the night in Bozeman, MT and will make our way to Yellowstone tomorrow. Got to hang around Bozeman today. Cute city with a lot of old western charm mixed with the outdoors and a hip new crowd.
My goal tomorrow is to take more pictures
Tonight's sunset in Bozeman